Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
At the start of the Great War the population of Byford in Herefordshire, including children, was 148 and Mansell Gamage 116, giving a total of 264 inhabitants. 51 young men enlisted from the two villages and 13 of those sadly died. The others returned, but life would never be the same for them after their … Continue reading A Family at War (Part 1)
Welcome to Week 47 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Good Deeds'. The wonders of the internet and the remarkable services offered by our Archives and Record Offices, means that with a few … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 47 ‘Good Deeds’
Welcome to Week 39 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Should be a Movie'. This one is quite easy, as a lot of my recent research has centred around the Tragic Shooting at … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 39 ‘Should be a Movie’
Not all the stories that we uncover, whilst researching our Family Trees, are happy ones, take this incident involving the fatal shooting of a 6 year old boy and the part that my Ancestor, William Wootton played. This is the second part of the story surrounding the fatal shooting, Part 1 of the story can be … Continue reading The Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm Part 2
Not all family tree stories are filled with happiness and joy, take the tragic incident that occurred in 1920 at The Lower House Farm in Byford and the tragic shooting and killing of a six year old boy. The following incident was reported in the Hereford Journal of 7th August 1920 Terrible Fatality at Byford … Continue reading The Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm Part 1
